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Brevard Live
band is full of high energy, showcasing
their songwriting around the area with
shows still to come. Local mainstays
WEEP and Sounds of Nebula continue
to produce great quality music and
take their craft very seriously. Check
out any and all of the bands listed and
their respective audio releases online.
Adam Wynn (new proud papa) told me
he loves the fact that the scene here has
grown and keep getting better. What
caused this stoic night to take place?
Who cares! The more shows that happen,
the more we succeed. Props to
my main man Todd Kennedy of Sound
Waves radio program 89.5 FM WFIT
By Steve Keller
LOCAL
LOWDOWN
April brings us well into 2019. Our
original music scene is flourishing.
There seems to be a renewed dedication
in the air and at shows. Or maybe
it’s just all the vaping outside. Who
knows. Whatever it is, I’m digging it.
Last month was Women’s History
Month. I’ve adopted the mantra “The
future is female” and you should too.
With that in mind, here are some great
female fronted and all women local
groups to get acquainted with:
Solsyren is led by the charismatic singer
Erin Scott, this four piece original
rock band is back with an EP entitled
Memoirs of the Wreckage. They’re
playing live too as they appeared last
month at Open Mike’s with more local
shows to come. Hott Mess is an all
female band consisting of Liz Gibbens
(guitars, vocals), RJ Bowen (bass, vocals)
and Melissa Kastanias on drums.
Newest addition Emily Gayle (guitars,
vocals) joined the band this year and
has also released a solo CD as well. The
Our heartfelt condolences to the family
and friends of musician Rocky
D’Andrea who died unexpectedly last
month. I didn’t have the pleasure of
knowing him personally but saw the
scope of his love of local music and
the players in it. He led the band The
Quarterbones as well many solo acoustic
gigs. He had recently participated
honoring another fallen musician,
Mark Mendonca and Taylor Made,
live on WFIT a few months ago. He
will greatly be missed in both our musical
community and beyond.
Speaking of our musical community,
this past March 9th was one for the
record books. Yours truly ditched his
Clark Kent day job duds for a little local
rock’n’roll nightlife. Various venues
duked it out for original music prowess
with everybody leaving fulfilled. I saw
Brevard by way of Los Angeles group
SWIMM who brought along Gary
Lazer Eyes, The Spring and Beneath
The Bell to downtown Melbourne.
Across the way Never Ender, Drainer,
Tank Top, Zeddemore and Easy
Uzis brought the house down. Vex
Vox Populi and Gamma Waves and
Spoon Dogs rounded out the rock trifecta
on that faithful night. SWIMM’s
April 13th will see the return of one
of my favorite charitable events of the
year. To Write Love On Her Arms presents
its 7th annual Run For It 5k Run/
Walk located in Satellite Beach. It will
benefit the not for profit group which
educates and assists with drug rehab
and mental health awareness. Group
founder Jamie Tworkowski tells the
Lowdown that the event continues
to grow with last year’s attendance
reaching 800. The group also encourages
“virtual runners” who participate
remotely. Last year saw 1500 virtual
entrants from all 50 states and 10 countries.
“It’s wild that more people run it
“virtually” than at the primary event
in Florida”, he said. Tworkowski also
tells me that an announcement is in the
works for their annual Heavy & Light
concert, previously held at House of
Blues in Orlando. Stay tuned!
We need your help to bring you, the
loyal Brevard Live reader, the best
original music coverage. A few years
back we had the Local Lowdown message
board on Facebook and Twitter
account. Granted I’m not the most
tech savvy, but it seemed to go well.
Talks have occurred about bringing it
back. Drop us a line at either info@
BrevardLive.com or Keller5@hotmail.
com with your thoughts, suggestions
and salsa recipes. We’re here for you.
HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY!
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